Director, FP&A

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee Corel's top-line planning, forecasting, and explanation processes.

• Conduct the weekly billings forecast.

• Develop the annual operating plan by product line.

• Convert product and sales data into actionable recommendations for executives, the Board, and the private-equity sponsor.

• Prepare top-line and KPI sections for monthly operating reviews and quarterly Board presentations.

• Create and maintain product-level KPI scorecards.

• Lead variance analysis against the budget, forecast, and prior year results.

• Address requests from the CFO, Board, and sponsor.

• Direct FP&A planning system activities, including requirements gathering, data validation, revenue and allocation modeling, and user training.

• Integrate data from Snowflake and NetSuite into planning and reporting with accurate, reconciled feeds.

• Transition from manual spreadsheets to repeatable, automated reporting processes.

• Document models, planning calendars, and controls.

• Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, and product leaders while challenging assumptions.

• Assist in developing investment cases for campaigns, product launches, and headcount using ROI and payback analysis.

• Work alongside Accounting on close timing, ASC 606 revenue recognition, and accrual accuracy.

• Establish backup coverage for critical models and processes.

• Support audits, financing, cost programs, and M&A initiatives.

• Begin as a senior individual contributor, with an opportunity to lead up to two analysts.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in FP&A, sales finance, or corporate finance.

• Proven experience in managing or mentoring analysts.

• Background in software, SaaS, or subscription business environments.

• Direct responsibility for billings or revenue forecasting and top-line KPIs.

• Hands-on experience with Claude or similar AI assistants on a daily basis.

• Experience in creating AI-assisted workflows that have improved efficiency or quality; able to provide 2–3 examples.

• Capability to validate AI outputs against source data and discern when not to utilize AI.

• Expertise in financial modeling using Excel, specifically with large, linked, driver-based models.

• Strong understanding of billings versus revenue, deferred revenue, and ASC 606 standards.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience with executive and Board presentations.

• Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, economics, or a related field.

• Preferred qualifications: Familiarity with NetSuite, Snowflake, SQL, advanced features of Claude, Python or similar scripting languages, experience in AI adoption or training, proficiency in planning tools such as Planful/Adaptive/Anaplan, Tableau or Power BI, and experience with private-equity-backed companies in multi-product/multi-currency/multi-channel environments; CPA/CFA/MBA certifications are a plus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fully remote work from any location.

• No pressure from an office environment.

• Flexible work arrangements.

• Flexible working hours.

• Supportive, intelligent, and driven team members.

• Investment in AI tools and processes.

• Access to a free trial or web version of Corel products.